The Cult of Beyoncé, Explained

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Is power a corrupting force? Or can it be wielded responsibly? The Queen Bey herself, Beyoncé's ascent to the throne of pop has generated tens of millions of fans. But Beyoncé fans aren't just fans. They're followers, zealots, worshipping the ground their Queen walks across. Known as the Beyhive, these fans view Beyoncé as their deity -- often posing the rhetorical question; "WWBD: what would Beyoncé do?" A reputation for violently swarming any voice that utters against Beyoncé, the Beyhive's "killer bees" raise serious concerns about the responsibilities of superstardom. The question: how did a little girl from Houston become the Queen of a global empire?
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Script and Edit: Daniel McMahon
Research: Mia Zimonjic
Sound Mix: Dan Pugsley
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Where I find stock footage: storyblocks.com/dodford
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0:00 - What would Beyoncé do?
1:10 - Little girl on stage
2:12 - First feeling of failure
3:45 - Dodford, behind the scenes
4:40 - Rehearsal bootcamp
5:31 - Destiny's Child
6:03 - Gone Wild
6:41 - Beyoncé: diva in the making?
7:28 - I love myself
8:11 - You can't escape Beyoncé
9:28 - Just a puppet?
10:36 - Beyoncé fires father
11:10 - Overwhelmed & overworked
11:47 - A year off
12:34 - Beyoncé is pregnant
13:39 - Super Bowl XLVII
14:21 - Formation
15:30 - Leader of generations
16:11 - A part of history
16:55 - Where's my Beyhive?
17:40 - Kid Rock is dead
18:11 - Fans have lost the plot
19:18 - What would Trump do?
20:56 - What would Beyoncé do?
21:41 - BeyGOOD
22:02 - Sacrificing privacy
22:45 - Living my dreams
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@frankie7636 19 дней назад

Remember that time Bey told the hive to stop bullying a woman and they told her to stay out of it

@liammcnicholas918 16 дней назад

This is like when mom tells you stop fighting

@kimberleywilliams7802 11 дней назад

No lie they were hilarious for that.

@frankie7636 11 дней назад

@@kimberleywilliams7802 Nah fr 😂 or the time she told her mama she was annoying and they were on her neck

@ayo_moreno 8 дней назад

We never heard from her again

@ltaylor3033 3 дня назад

@@frankie7636we gotta keep her in check😭

@azuraselenite 20 дней назад

Bruh the storytelling details are crazy. The "I am not God'' clip, the bee in that video of her when she was younger foreshadowing, the sound of bees in the background. Little details like this scratch my brain in the best ways

@smilemorewithsammy 19 дней назад

💯 dude that's just about the best brain massage I've ever had

@isiahc.5434 2 дня назад

I totally agree. & Queen Bey lives for the details 🐝✨

@joemcneill1180 19 дней назад

The end of this story is perfect. Her smiling and saying she’s lived the dream whilst a tear streams down her face. You never know if she’s happy, conflicted, guilty, grateful or all of the above. I love this channel

@kimberleywilliams7802 11 дней назад

I love how this documentary doesn't dehumanize or villianize Beyonce and instead Humanizes her to a great degree. She is human, she is soooooo human. She has flaws and limits and has failed many times but she still gets back up. And now she's at a point in her career where she's comfortable enough to make music just for the love of it and not because she's trying to chase the charts or sell tickets. She just wants to enjoy her success and do what she loves, which is music.

@dalayneejo 20 дней назад

without knowing a ton about beyoncé other than a few songs, i bought tickets to the renaissance tour this past september. i mainly went because i knew some songs from my childhood and wanted the bragging rights of “i’ve seen beyoncé live”, so i dove in for the experience of it. literally just within the first opening song, i knew the money i’d paid to be there was well worth it. the whole show was absolutely phenomenal from start to finish - she is truly a TITAN of a performer and a once in a generation type of talent. she sang some of her most vocally demanding songs completely live the entire time (even while dancing) and i kid you not, she did not go flat ONCE the entire night in the whole two or so hours she was onstage. all that being said, this is a really thought provoking angle to take on the beyhive and beyoncé as a person that i hadn’t fully considered before. beyoncé could be the most talented woman alive right now and that wouldn’t make her any more godly or any less human than any of us. it’s a simple concept, but the way you laid it all out was so intriguing. seriously great work on this one y’all, from the editing to the research to the way you crafted this open-ended narrative was just so well put together!

@stellviahohenheim 20 дней назад

watching this made me realize how much of a fraud Jennifer Lopez is

@chunchuncoly5632 18 дней назад

Bullshit!

@Justhppy2behere 17 дней назад

a lot of performers sing live while dancing it isn’t special

@alisonmoran4660 17 дней назад

@@Justhppy2beherebe quiet. Name one artist who can do it better than Beyoncé while being in the right key and not running out of breath

@shell7133 17 дней назад

@Justhppy2behere There are a lot...yes. There are others who are phenomenal. Beyonce is one of them. You have to go. I know this next concert is going to be a bloodbath to get tickets. It's a fun night out, sis, and worth it. If you go to the next concert, come back tell your experience. You never know❤

@liljay0687 20 дней назад

8:01 but did yall catch those happy face lyrics “There’s plenty of people that don’t like me, but there’s 10 times more who love me and I love myself”! lol she was ready

@lexaasilvaa 19 дней назад

Just realized. Love Happy Face 💟

@AmandaCC88 13 дней назад

DOPE!❤

@MoMoon1920 3 дня назад

I will never understand how someone hates a person doesn't like them is ignorant of them but still continues to consume content about them

@kng001 17 дней назад

I personally don’t like to refer myself as "Fan" or "Stan" of someone besides God. I’ve never supported a celebrity as much as Beyoncé, she represent so much for me, during my teenage years, she taught me how to be calm, elegant, patient, gracious, sexy, confident, think wider, classy, humble, hard working, quite and loud, learning how to think like a perfectionist… And mind you ! I haven’t even started to talk about her talent which is the MAIN reason of why I’m a supporter. She’s EXTREMELY talented, I mean GOD GIVEN TALENTED + her humbleness made her work physically, mentally and intellectually and it made her a BEAST OF TALENT. She’s a classically trained Star Rated Vocalist (only a few vocalist are), she can dance better than any of her peers with style, she can write, produce short films, songs, vocals performances… rap, sing any genres. Wow. And can I express how beautiful is she ? I mean lips, nose, eyes shape, eyes color, hair, her face card is INSANE. Her body is even MORE INSANE that there’s a +20 years old debate if it’s real or not ( It is factually ). Wow wow wow.

@DUDEDRUNK 16 дней назад

00:58 "leave those Bees 🐝 alone Beyonce" she captured their hearts and they crowned her their Beehive Queen.

@acewingate6993 20 дней назад

I know this is a shallow take, but she’s way prettier than I thought. Wow

@AugustCrossroads 19 дней назад

Idk how that's a take but this reminded me of that time a bunch of researchers claimed she was scientifically the prettiest woman and everyone went insane

@acewingate6993 17 дней назад

@@AugustCrossroadsI meant I’ve always thought she was pretty but I didn’t really look at her much until I watched this video. And I definitely see it. She’s beautiful

@MambaMNTLTY24 3 дня назад

You should see her in person. She's somehow even more beautiful.

@fionakida 20 дней назад

Also… I know we all know Dodford’s ad integrations are in themselves seamless but can we emphasize just how good they have to be, to the point where I won’t skip those sections/ and will purposely wait to watch them compared to literally any other RU-vidr?! The closest comp I could give them are Super Bowl ads lol. Would love Colin and Samir or anyone else to interview him on precisely how he ideates and approaches creating the sponsored sections to make them just as equally engaging/ their own story, compared to the rest of his videos🎉:)

@phillinsogood 19 дней назад

The Kevin On Stage clips lol he’s too funny

@MattMort 18 дней назад

Now this is a movie on RU-vid. This humanizes Beyonce in a way that I haven't been able to feel for her before, with all the power & perceived invincible light she's been put in my whole life of knowing about her. Well done Danny, Mia & Dan 👏

@19XX_YT 20 дней назад

one of the most deserving channels on the platform..

@I_Just_Stellar 19 дней назад

IKR!!!!

@AMW. 20 дней назад

It's finally out after a month of waiting

@aquariiiYT 20 дней назад

These videos are a masterclass in story telling and editing. Please keep making these, Dodford!

@smilemorewithsammy 19 дней назад

This man's edits are so frickin inspiring dudeeee

@PrettyAddict14 4 дня назад

Its nice to see cool video on Beyonce rather than conspiracies/lies this is so cool. ''All of Beyonces life she's been hated on'' words never been so true

@CharoArtundo1 19 дней назад

Thank you for this Dodford! 🐝🐝🐝

@levigerlach7626 20 дней назад

its a good day when dodford uploads love your stuff bro

@corey5058 19 дней назад

This was such a good watch! I knew all of this but it was a great refresher and great narration ❤️

@kcblueeyes933 19 дней назад

Your videos are top notch! I'm always looking forward to another one!

@jushereinit 16 дней назад

I genuinely think the barbs can be a lot more scary😭😭

@marimadge2244 3 дня назад

these days the barbs are 100% worse 😂

@MambaMNTLTY24 3 дня назад

Much of The Beyhive is older now and has calmed down a lot lol.

@fionakida 20 дней назад

WHAT did not see this drop coming, fuego!🔥😆

@HiJean 20 дней назад

Wowzer mate! your color grading & editing is on point!

@sethkenanturiano883 19 дней назад

Thank you for this! 🐝🐝🐝

@KinqNick 20 дней назад

When im stuck while editing a video i think, what would dodford do?

@nannimwuyep 20 дней назад

Dodford is on another level for sure!

@smilemorewithsammy 19 дней назад

me right now

@fionakida 9 дней назад

I rarely consider shadow banning as an excuse for a video not doing as well, but this video has SUCH a great edit and a huge star topic, confused why it hasn’t been seen more so commenting to boost🔥!

@Chuna0820Chunakolya 20 дней назад

This too fire 🔥 storytelling at its finest

@celestialceleste369 20 дней назад

So basically everyone's looking for God in human beings.

@liammcnicholas918 20 дней назад

Celebrity culture 101

@paperandpavement 20 дней назад

False Idols and Prophets

@AugustCrossroads 19 дней назад

Jesus was the blueprint for celebrity culture

@celestialceleste369 19 дней назад

@@AugustCrossroads I agree. That's not my God.

@liammcnicholas918 19 дней назад

@@AugustCrossroads The same thing happened to River Phoenix

@beyoncevideos8609 7 дней назад

Amazing content. For me, the fanbase also largely stems from her talents not just the way she navigates through life. Singing and songwriting have saved so many of us 🖤

@oratilelekalakala3095 20 дней назад

your documentaries are always PEAK 🙆🏽‍♀️👌🏽

@LauraTryUK 14 дней назад

I’m here because of your interview with Callum. Your vision, your talent and your work is incredible! I admire you and your dedication to your values, and your vision. Much of what you said in your interview resonated with me so much. I have a lot of admiration for you to stay true to yourself and your work. Keep going! You are a true artist 🌟

@renaissance_sunshine День назад

omg this video is so perfect 😭 thank you so much for doing this! you have the behive respect 🐝

@HederligeHampus 20 дней назад

As the owner of a 2005 Volvo I got so happy with the result of that magazine.

@briajewell585 19 дней назад

Thank you for this

@NosiphoL__ 16 дней назад

This is great journalism thank you 👏🏽👏🏽

@edwinalvarado5 19 дней назад

~ The details are what make your videos so great ~

@gwenealy4829 14 дней назад

Wooooow!!!! I loved it thank you from the Beehive 👑🐝🐝🐝

@St-704 16 дней назад

I think you’re the best doing it right now! Details and visuals are immaculate with precise timing. No lags in the video you keep it entertaining with the right amount of mystery in your story telling. #PHD

@daniellejanae1027 20 дней назад

I’m a bit confused on how trump ties into beyonce. but overall it was really good! can’t wait for the next one

@j.j.q1379 18 дней назад

The reason for that is I believe he’s trying to say trump has a huge following that is willing to do as he says with horrible things, if you see twitter they go out there defending him and attacking anyone who thinks differently, like the beehive with Beyoncé, if something they don’t like they go after the person. Stuff like that is what he referred too

@PartanBree 17 дней назад

Two things: as a piece of historical context, because of the rising racial and other tensions which went along with her protest gestures that were mentioned earlier, and her involvement with and feelings about the Obama presidency; and to present Trump's cultlike following as a comparison and counterpoint to Beyonce's. I thought it worked very well, lots of food for thought.

@philaoki 19 дней назад

This channel is a gem! 🙏

@bey_world__ 3 дня назад

20min is not enough, we need a 2 hours long documentary about her life !! This video is incredible my god 😍 THANK YOU FOR THIS

@stephenward7856 20 дней назад

Came for the editing, stayed for the storytelling. Great video!

@Sthuthukile 3 дня назад

I'm glad this video exists while she's here. She's paved the way for people beyond her lifetime and is nowhere near stopping. So many legends never got to see their rainbow/reward while they were still with us.

@destinixshakur 15 дней назад

this was really really good. I throughly enjoyed this

@gpk1982 16 дней назад

This video felt like clickbait to me. It has very little to say about the Beyhive. Only the last few minutes. Most of it was a biopic.

@DesDocs 16 дней назад

I just watched it and felt the same way :(

@DodfordYT 15 дней назад

understood! but 1) it's easier to grasp the Beyhive when you know Beyonce's story and 2) I need to target a particular type of audience

@SD0tVA 3 дня назад

Agreed. Also, I expected some clips of her mentioning Hive. I’m not certain there was a single clip where she herself uttered the words. No mention of her futile attempts to make Hive stand down, lol. They told that lady to mind her business more than once 😂. Not even the “they got me” quote from Act I. Her acknowledgment that a lot of the reason that she can take these risks is because of her fans. That would have been powerful. Still enjoyed it, just saying. ✌🏾❤️

@cryaboutit7147 3 дня назад

this was incredible. wow. thank you!

@KDBetter 2 дня назад

I’ve had this in my Watch Later list for a little bit… finally getting into it. As someone whose first CD ever was “The Writings on the Wall,” I always feel like the Beyoncé conversation is so layered and people always miss the point because they’re used to the Beyonce of today. They don’t know the one that actually did do interviews ALL THE TIME. They don’t know Destiny’s Child, etc. looking forward to watching this.

@TheDarkCompanyy 16 дней назад

awesome video as always!

@the_farmer8502 20 дней назад

Another great video

@EnemaWattson 20 дней назад

Alright BEYHIVE hook dodford up with the support. He definitely a killer bee

@928libraszn 3 дня назад

this video brought back so many memories that i attached to beyoncé’s music 🥺… and i can’t believe that i am only one year older than her music career 😳 this woman has been working for my entire life and deserves everything

@jleo710 19 дней назад

WE STAN TALENT 👑🔥

@user-mx1qx5fq6u 17 дней назад

U think her losing star search was Gods way of saving her from Hollywood?

@RespireOfficial 20 дней назад

You did it again, Dodford. I'm curious, where do you find all the archival newspaper clippings? You have such a great way of weaving together all the elements of the video to create an engaging narrative. Even the still photos are edited in such an interesting way to keep the viewer engaged. You are taking RU-vid editing/storytelling to a new level!

@DodfordYT 20 дней назад

Thanks! I get all newspapers from newspapers(dot)com 👍

@Lemongraass 3 дня назад

WOW THIS IS SUCH A WELL-MADE VIDEO

@Onlyonce___4 3 дня назад

“hear them swarming right? Bees is known to bite” don't mess with Beyoncé or the Beyhive, period.

@joey.thanes 16 дней назад

I was expecting this video to be negative but it covered SO much ground, well done

@nik1987o 20 дней назад

awsome. really good work. but the timeline is messy. formation came out in 2016 and then she sings at Obama inauguration 2013? I love lemonade, it's her best work to date, and would love to hear more critical work from her.

@MambaMNTLTY24 3 дня назад

Have you listened to Cowboy Carter?

@mooodyamerican 15 дней назад

The thing about the Beyhive is we are RIGHT 100% right about her. She proves it everytime. Icon. Make sure to connect the Trump effect to Taylor Swift.

@I_Just_Stellar 19 дней назад

This was so well produced man, Hats Off!

@JJOK1818-okthen 15 дней назад

Love your work bro

@izsoirie7567 9 дней назад

Why was the end of this so sad though! I feel bad for her because it must be so confusing to be famous like the public really makes or breaks an artist and that must be pretty hard to be stuck in

@SanoKei 20 дней назад

The Joe Go's clip! I love that women

@mlungisimakhanya 3 дня назад

Well done . I need it to stretch an hour

@Pharrar 18 дней назад

I’ve seen her three times and I felt like I’ve seen her every step of the way through her amazing life and career ❤❤❤ and my only critique is that Andrew Schulz was featured near the end saying “what would Beyoncé do” when he clearly is not really a supporter of hers and was very opposed to her art in favor of Taylor swift and got on platform after platform saying Taylor swifts career greatly over shadowed Beyoncés…

@barbiechanel9389 3 дня назад

this is amazinggg

@PrettyAddict14 4 дня назад

Im convinced when the second time she did the superbowl performance, people started calling her overrated lol I think the beehive have relaxed nowadays, theyre used to the hate she gets now, plus she doesnt do interviews anymore and is more private then ever

@liammcnicholas918 20 дней назад

This channel is so underrated, RU-vid really is the new TV.

@wrestlingISdead 15 дней назад

i liked dodford before the pretention...that speilberg and seinfeld vids were the best,

@docsaico 18 дней назад

Wonderful video, very well done and very interesting! That closing clip was heartbreaking, goddamn.

@shayogirl 3 дня назад

this video was a lot more humanizing and sympathetic than the title led me to expect. It's so easy to punch up at Beyoncé because of her overwhelming success but if we're honest, every single accolade she has is well deserved. She's worked hard and innovated for much of her career. I'm proud to be a fan of hers and I hope through it all she's preserving her joy and peace.

@AneleSithelo-xn5gn 2 дня назад

Enjoyed watching this ❤️🥺, I'm falling in love her even more ❤️.

@Nopadope 9 дней назад

That was heartbreaking. That woman is so deeply unhappy it was hard to watch. Poor girl never even got a life and now she can’t get off the ride.

@brightntuliart 19 дней назад

The Queen of entertainment

@arvinlove22 День назад

11:32 overworked and overwhelmed. 16 CARRIAGES!!!!

@raelzin265 3 дня назад

THIS IS CINEMA! IT GAVE ME CHILLS

@jktealord 14 дней назад

she's the best entertainer alive

@bperez8656 15 дней назад

She’s the celebrity of celebrities. Experts in industry have seen her immense work ethic. Stop hating!

@DMT4Dinner 18 дней назад

Don’t care enough. Unsure Be really helps

@paigeedwards3493 19 дней назад

YES THE SWARM REFERENCES🥹

@dangerousdevil7233 3 дня назад

I will keep watching Beyonce and cry for the rest of my life,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

@alidz9885 3 дня назад

What a legend! There really is something extraordinary about her, something just so rare! I understand why people would be protective of that, she's got it all and being a black woman and getting all that shit, it's even more reason for people to want to protect her. Out of all the big names from her generation, She's the only one who is still around and still making waves, thats really admirable!

@BlumeBen 20 дней назад

banger

@bouchrabakhabou857 16 дней назад

As a fellow black girl I know that the world is stuff and her speaking out against police brutality and being an activist is really something that I admire about her but not speaking about Palestine is wild to me a lot of black activists throughout history half pointed out the connection between black people's rights in America and the Palestinian liberation, so it is definitely disappointed that she didn't say anything about that

@leo_ocolo 18 дней назад

What is this Account 😱 like Im literally blown away 🤯 this quality is too good to be true

@love-wo7gv 2 дня назад

you should make 'the cult of beyonce's haters' next hive is lazy & useless af nowadays, but her haters, my god, they're a different breed

@rashidareeves78 15 дней назад

You forgot to mention the Beyoncé Church but this was great 👍🏾

@RaineXVI 20 дней назад

What would Jay Z do?

@falcon69428 20 дней назад

cheat on her

@AugustCrossroads 20 дней назад

sleep with pretty women

@southeastasiandude 20 дней назад

@@falcon69428i knew someone was gonna say that

@McRonald2010 20 дней назад

Keep Kanye West in Def Jam so he could produce his first stuff.

@Natlover200 20 дней назад

You are so inspiring when it comes to making documentaries please don’t be mad if I end up stealing your storytelling/editing techniques 😭😭😭🫣

@whysohappy6386 18 дней назад

I swear none of the artists deserve any hate, but the fandom definitely do.. The BEYHIVE BS was utter cringe, adults obsessed with artists and does stupid sh2t like attacking someone online instead of working for their better life is just sickening. Anyway the vdo is top tier just like any other dodford's video.

@Meme033094 20 дней назад

Fame is a sickness

@Maiasgameroom 20 дней назад

Workin the girls like kpop artists

@uhh18 День назад

yall skipped ALOT, but loved the video

@wilbertwilliams2306 18 дней назад

BEYONCE SHE WORK VERY HARD AT THE AGE OF ELEVEN TO MAKE HER DREAMS IN TO REALITY IN THE MUSIC 🎶 INDUSTRY

@achieng8269 9 дней назад

To attempt to imply parallels between The BeyHive and the racist fanbase of a racist in the age of Taylor Swift is a choice.

@conspiracybrew 14 дней назад

Took me a while to watch but my god!! this was amazing such good work. This opened my eyes to the Bey world.

@NapaMars 9 дней назад

no explanation

@devrolo 20 дней назад

If this world is a simulation and has a main character, it’s Beyoncé.

@accutronitisthe2nd95 20 дней назад

She doesn't look happy...

@celestialceleste369 20 дней назад

Sometimes I don't think she is. I feel like she doesn't take enough responsibility for her own success. It's either been her dad or Jay Z helping her.

@liammcnicholas918 20 дней назад

You wouldn’t be happy too if you were that famous.

@soude85 20 дней назад

She is a great singer and performer, yet people expect her to be some kind of political spokesperson. She is just not made for that…

@AngeBiampandou 20 дней назад

@@celestialceleste369 Ofc the misogynistic rhetoric. Mind you Jay-Z NEVER managed her career nor was her label boss. Go on under a Rihanna, J Cole video for that

@AngeBiampandou 20 дней назад

The projection is crazy